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A telephone company creates customer statements by using the external formatting capabilities on the iSeries (page definitions and form definitions) together with AFP; this is called mixed data. This company wants its customer service representatives to be able to view the statements in the same format that the customer receives them. The company also wants the customer service representatives to be able to use the customer’s name or phone number to quickly locate a customer’s statement.

Here is how this company can use the Infoprint Server components to meet its requirements:

1.An application creates the data and puts it on the OS/400 spool.

2.The Create AFP Data (CRTAFPDTA) command generates the document as an AFP stream file and puts the indexing information in an index object stream file. It then gathers all of the needed resources into a resource stream file. Finally, it concatenates all three stream files into a merged stream file.

3.Users can now view the indexed file on their workstation.

Figure 7 shows how you can use Infoprint Server to index data.

User

Application

AFP Merged

OS/400

CRTAFPDTA

Stream File

Spool

Viewing on the Workstation

AFP Stream

AFP

Index Object

Resource

File

Stream File

Stream File

Figure 7. Indexing line, mixed, or AFP data

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Contents Introduction and Planning Guide Page Introduction and Planning Guide Internet Contents Page Figures Page Who Should Read This Book Prerequisite and Related informationISeries Navigator Summary of Changes Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide What Infoprint Server Can Do for You How Output Requirements Are ChangingHow to Handle the Changing Output Requirements How Infoprint Server Fits in with OS/400 PrintingOS/400 Applications Application What’s New in Infoprint Server Version 5.2? DDSBenefits of Using Infoprint Server Create Electronic OutputExternal Formatting Flexibility Better Access to Ipds PrintersHandle Print Jobs Effectively Easier Navigation of Large FilesCompatibility Hardware RequirementsSoftware Requirements Using Infoprint Server Publishing iSeries Output Electronically Shows how Infoprint Server lets you publish iSeries outputElectronic Report Distribution PSFPrinting Enterprise Print Output on Ipds Printers LPRIntegrating Web and Network Images into iSeries Applications Indexing Data for Navigation Shows how you can use Infoprint Server to index dataDistributing AFP Output Electronically Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide Understanding the Infoprint Server Components WorkstationMail Support AFPNeed a PSF licence to use the subsystem Create AFP Data Command Image Transforms Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide AFP Font Collection Related ProductsAdvanced Print Utility AFP ToolboxAFP Viewer Plug-in ISeries AccessAFP Utilities Infoprint Designer for iSeriesRelated Products Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide Copyright IBM Corp Trademarks Page Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide Glossary AFP. See Advanced Function PresentationCarriage control character. An optional character Extended binary-coded decimal interchange code IOCA. See Image Object Content Architecture X0-XG,XZ Segment Advanced Function Presentation AFP BibliographyInfoprint Server Infoprint DesignerPrintSuite OS/400Printers RedbooksBibliography Infoprint Server for iSeries Introduction and Planning Guide Readers’ Comments We’d Like to Hear from You How satisfied are you that the information in this book isBusiness Reply Mail Page Program Number 5722-IP1 G544-5774-01